Analysis of long-term monitoring data for almost 1,500 species in Finland shows that four decades of climate change has led species to shift between the "better" and "worse" parts of their climatic niches, and that these ...
Ecology
Jun 2, 2022
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Twenty million years ago, the Swiss Plateau region, or Mittelland, was an ocean in which dolphins swam. Researchers at the University of Zurich's Paleontological Institute have now discovered two previously unknown species ...
Paleontology & Fossils
May 17, 2022
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Coral species exhibit different temperature tolerances. This is in part due to the composition of their microalgae symbionts. With a new method, researchers from Uppsala University were able to predict how individual microalgae ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 27, 2022
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Warming of the oceans due to climate change will mean fewer productive fish species to catch in the future, according to a new Rutgers study that found as temperatures warm, predator-prey interactions will prevent species ...
Ecology
Apr 12, 2022
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To our horror, another mass coral bleaching event may be striking the Great Barrier Reef, with water temperatures reaching up to 3 degrees Celsius higher than average in some places. This would be the sixth such event since ...
Ecology
Mar 21, 2022
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Fusarium is one of the most important fungal plant pathogens, affecting the cultivation of a wide range of crops. All over the world, thousands of farmers suffer agricultural losses caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense ...
Agriculture
Feb 14, 2022
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A fertilized egg cell is a common starting point for most animals. Generally, duplication of the genetic material in this cell marks the start of several rounds of division that eventually give rise to a multicellular organism. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 27, 2022
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Imagine going to hear your favorite orchestral piece played in a world-class venue—and only the woodwind and brass sections turning up. Whether we're aware of it or not, this sparse soundscape is similar to what we're often ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 29, 2021
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The multi-institute research team developed a method to quickly and noninvasively test for bacteria species known to benefit coral—they test the seawater near the coral. Their approach, first published online on July 18 ...
Ecology
Oct 13, 2021
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New research led by academics at Royal Holloway, University of London, has revealed how the moisture-resistance of bird eggshells has evolved to thrive in different environments.
Plants & Animals
Oct 13, 2021
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